Mamata Banerjee

Jagran Josh

Apr 22, 2014 17:08 IST

Mamata Banerjee, a veteran Indian politician, is eighth Chief Minister of West Bengal. Mamata Banarjee is the 1st lady to hold the office of Chief Minister in West Bengal. She was born on January 5, 1955 in Kolkata, West Bengal.

Family details

Mamata banerjee was born in a Bengali family. Her father’s name was Shri Promileswar Banerjee & her mother’s name was Smt. Gayatri Devi. Her father died when she was 9 years of age. Mamata Banerjee is a spinster.

Career

Mamata Banerjee completed her graduation in History honours subject from Jogomaya Devi College, Kolkata. She did her master’s in Islamic History from Calcutta University. She attained a degree in Education from Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata and law degree from Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, Kolkata. She joined Congress (I) Party & served in diverse posts both within the party & in other political groups.

Profession

1976 – 1980: Mamata Banejee was the General Secretary of Mahila Congress (I) in West Bengal

1978 – 1981: Mamata Banerjee was the Secretary of District Congress Committee of Calcutta South

1984: Mamata Banerjee was elected as the member of 8th Lok Sabha.

1985 – 1987: Mamata Banerjee was the Member of Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

1987 – 1988: Mamata Banerjee was the Member of:

• Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Human Resource Development

• National Council of All India Youth Congress (I)

• Consultative Committee on Ministry of Home Affairs

1988: Mamata Banerjee was the Executive Committee Member of Congress Parliamentary Party

1989: Mamata Banerjee was the Executive Committee Member of Pradesh Congress Committee

1990: Mamata Banerjee was the Youth Congress President of West Bengal

1991: Mamata Banerjee was elected as the member of the tenth Lok Sabha

1991 – 1993: Mamata Banerjee was the Union Minister of State

1993 – 1996: Mamata Banerjee was the Member of Committee on Home Affairs

1995 – 1996: Mamata Banerjee was the:

• Member of Committee on Public Accounts

• Consultative Committee Member of the Ministry of Home Affairs

1996: Mamata Banerjee was elected as the member of eleventh Lok Sabha

1996 – 1997: Mamata Banerjee was the Member of:

• Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs

• Committee on Home Affairs

1997: Mamata Banerjee founded the All India Trinamool Congress & became its Chairperson.

1998: Mamata Banerjee was re - elected as a member of twelth Lok Sabha

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